__ ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS AND MATSQUI NEWS Ue! ‘% . Lr hese Days : re a (a , Snummor weather it pays to be a bit SE : Lee s Bread fastidious and careful in the selection of | See this picture at the local theatre one’s cafe, and the foods one eats, on Wednesday next—A young girl Woe have installed our new Electric Ovens, and they sure are working fine! At this time of the year foods spoil | (Agnes Ayres) comes to town from the very quickly and unless the utmost |Middle West, and at first she doesn’t Last Saturday we baked 1700 loaves e GOOD QUALITY GROCERIES MEATS AND MERCHANDISE MN R camacaiaaainn Cleanliness. and. anna to —nhenwend2t—-bice rem : ; at Reasonable ; by deal ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS AND .MATSQ\! NMWS y dealing a : Jt R. D : Matsqui Council | EMELYNALDER WEDS Property Owners Clayburn - DesMAZE: q perty > i | \ y did Mr. and Mrs. Golis and baby, of Kil- P C Holds Busy Meeting Emelyn Alder, daughter of Rey. and Hear Can I ates gard were week-end visitors at the home l @] n e e r be ' : Mrs. J. C. Alder of Hope Bay, Pende: —— of the latters parents, M.r and Mrs, J. At the regular meeting of the Mats-/TIsland, became the bride of Mr. W. Mit- Nominees of the three political par-| Kerr. s SSeS Riis edad Gack ese SeSeSERESESEREPSESESE OR SE! qui Musicpal Council neld at Mt. Leu-|chefl of Abbotsford, at a very pretty |ties attended the Sumas Land Owners ee 8 Abhutsford Sumas & is man on Saturday Councillor Mutch ag-| wedding which took place in the Pres-| meeting at Whatcom road last week,| fr, J, B. Williams who was the "4 GERALD H. ’ es a Sab reed to undertake the repair ait byterian @hureh at high-noon on Wed-jand declared the attitude of ther res: | guest for a fortnight of Rey. and Mrs. a Published at Abbotsford, B. C. Every Thursday hill raod from Clayburn to Svraiton!nesday, June 11th, pective organizations regarding the} Ross, has returned to her home in Van- Subscription—(Canada) One Year $1.50, Bix Montk ADVERTISING—Display: Foreign and Transient < Local—(6 to 40 inches monthly)—6-month contra contract 30c¢ per inch, WANT ADS: 8 cents per + per word subsequent insertions, cash with order, mil Notices of meetings or functions where adm ission is “Why don’t the papers of this country educat the roads were not built especially for them??? Th botsford auto driver asked us a few days ago, and i body seems to love the truck driver, ang in spite + knows the truck forms an important link in the us ation, the operator of the truck leads a friendless Yet, if it hadn’t been for motor trucks we pro ebrated Armistice Day as quickly as we did. Witl les that sometimes obstruct the highways and mom ress of a few passenger cars our mails would be lat would be slowed down, and our grocery stores woul ities of life when railroad strikes interrupt train se ers do not figure in highway accidents any more fre of passenger cars. While the slower Speed and the r Casionally disturbs the progress of smaller cars, the sequence when we take into consideration the genui rives from its trucks. the big, heavy trucks to run over, Bi Maybe in time to come there ut until that tim fair to the truck driver whose job isa far harder o1 & passenger auto. Let’s be reasonable enough to g the road. Let’s set him a good example by showing and considerate. ** * . Paste this on your windshield young fellows: Ne anyone with whom you would be ashamed to be four s+ A yillage council that starts o: €f its initial ye Towing any money is surely something unique in Can Yet that is the situation with Abbotsford All the « expenses, as well as wages and mate rial costs for si met with current tax monies, which the Village Cle : intend to pay promptly. This week will prove if he se At any rat, Jesse James never raised the hoc spark plug and charged three dollars and a half for ** * Isn’t this an awful country—wit dals and the price of farm products? hh bobbed hair, h Hard to make chance to get along. You hear something like this pre of Abbotsford. But the next time you do tell the fe P X talking to ask the Chinaman what he thinks of Canad ment there are 30,000 Chinamen waiting in Cuba, wai and Kilgard, so far as he is respons- ibie.” Fart of this road is under goy- ernment supervision and\ part in Sumas uunieipality. ‘Lhe complaint of the iuuil carrier that the road is unfit for service bears on these others bodies also. The ceremony was performed under a lovely arch cf maplo leaves and June ‘blossoms, and fragrant summer blooms were effectively used to decorate the eburch. 1 Rey. J. C. Alder, father of the bride read the service, assisted by Rev. W. ‘Uhe Le Feuvre road and the old Clay- bu.u-abvotstord road were placed un- der the extraordinary trattic by-law to} Mabel Nelson, guaid against damage in iumber haul- age, A resident who had been compelled io accept relief for so..e time wrote in gratitude and) expressei hopes of aulue repayment. ‘oreman Murphy, under Councillur ‘Muten, nad done some pioneer work in grading, widening anu gravelling the vd road from Abbotsford to Clayburn, ‘The work done brought two letters of ) jation from inte éd owners, who complimented the coune:l on the imanner and extent of the work done fur the money. ‘lo set against these bov- quets, Councillor Gledhili had a letter from an ab owner, plaining bitterly that some grading done on the Ross road had made a cut of eight in- ches at the outlet of her property. She ‘paid taxes and expected service,’? and a good piece cf road building was condemned because it made this differ- ence to hez property- The request of Mr. Graham, that the council sell him the planking on the Ma- thers road, ‘Glen Valley, and put gravel down instead, did not meet with a fav- orable reception at this meeting. The council paid a visit to the Tow- jan road, with Mr. Towlan, and agreed to repair the culverts which were silk: ing and grayel the bad places, to the extent of $200. Differences over boundaries and fen- ces between neighbors led to the ap- pointment of Carson Lehman, Geo. Sat- chell and John Catto as fence viewer3 These men will also be arbitrators un- Robertson, pastor of the church, and the weddifig march was played by Miss The bride, who was given in marriage by her mother, was gowned in white silk canton erepe with bridal veil and orange blossoms, and carried a bouquet of Ophelia roses, pink carnations and lily-of-the-valley. Miss Mabel Alder,sister of the bride was bridesmaid, and wore a lovely [Frock of orange Canton erepe, trimmed with lace, with hat of silver satin, and carried a ‘bouquet of pink and while carnations. G Mr. James Mitchell, brother of the groom, acted as bestman. Nina Moss- man and Olive Bedlow made very dainty flower girls, in dresses of pale pink and blue organdy, circled with tiny frills, and carried Bo-peep baskets of roses. During the signing of the register, Mr. J. Downie sang ‘‘Until’’. Later, a reception was held at the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs. Bed!ow for the relatives and immediate frien’: of the two families. The honeymoon will be spent in th: ‘Sound cities, and on their return’ the young couple will reside in Abbotsford a .On Priday evening, the Misses Steede held a recital at their home for th: junior pupils. The little players did very well, and produced a very pleas- ing program, Among those taking part were: Flo rence Nelles, Camile Trethewey, Agnes McAdam, Gladys Taylor, Ethel Serl, Margaret Milne, Martha Roach, Lilas reclamation charges, which the farmers consider too high, Hon. B. D. Barrow re-iterated the stand of the government that there was fici work and material put into the scheme to justify the charges, and suggested as a plan to assist the far- mers than thesinkin fund be deferred for ten years during which time oaly 4 per cent interest is to be charged, which would-make a charge of $6 per year per acre on the lowest lake lands and about 60 cents for the high lands. The Provincial Party candidate, J. McLeod said the policy of his party was to assess the farmers only a fair obtained from the reclamation, the government to meet the difference. J. J. McPhee, as Conservative nom- inee, thought tha farmers should not have to pay for government extrava- gence and that some relief should be forthcoming. j Pola Negri’s latest Paramount pic- the Abbotsford theatre on Saturday. It is a strong dramatic production with a decidedly happy finish. Sack Holt, plays opposite Miss Negri to fine ad- vantage. The villian in this story is a white man who, for the purpose of deal- charge based upon the actual benefits! turn, ‘‘The Cheat’’ will be shown at, conver. see Millie Davies is in Seattle with her sister, Mrs, Wm. Cross, during her mother’s absence, Se ar ese On June 4th-, Miss Matheson, Matron of the Presbyterian Reseue Home for girls, at Burnaby, gave a very inter- esting talk to the Ladies Aid, deserib- ing how the home is carried on. At the conclusion of tha address tea was served on the lawn, the tables be- ing prettily decorated with flowers. Cakes and candy were sold, and the ladies felt that it was an afternoon pleasantly and profitably spent. ing in Indian treasures, assumes the clothing, make-up and personality of an Eastern Indian nobleman in order that he may trick the public for bus- iness reasons. This is the part played by Charles de Roche, the French actor who made his American debut in sup- port of Dorothy Dalton in ‘The Law of the Lawless.’’ eee Mrs. A. Davies has gone East to visit her parents, and has taken her two youngest children with her, | HUSTLER WANTED Live wire with car or buggy to cover this territory for best paper in valley Wages and Commission ‘Apply News Office 2, p ; Smith, Margaret Boardman, Georgie 3 be smuggled into the U.S. They are willing to pay ‘ der the Ditches and Watercourses Act. Coogan and Annie Bowman. head to anyone who will accomodate them. Ask the Where poles have been taken otf country if he doesn’t think our chances ought tb be as municipal property by error, the coun- since we already know the nation’s language and cust cil will demand stumpage at the rate of | Corporation of the Village of Abbots- China is willing to pay as much as $2500 to get to thir | a cent and a half per thousand. ford ‘ portunity to make his fortune, we ought to b The council appointed F. Beaton to bill collector, at least. ty on be fire marshal ra the village and dis- BYLAW NO. 5 We may liye to be pretty old, but we never expec to find a woman who puts as much confidence in her ] the family doctor. ** * Thursday’s clearing ‘‘bee’’ for atourist camp ag community spirit of Abbotsford citizens, proving that proper manner our folks are always ready to do their worthy work. also brought their employees along too. ed all the afternoon, and another br Was done—and evidently enjoyed—by answer: ‘‘Yes, we have a tourist camp’ Some of the citizens consider the and children’s playground. The prope: aecess by two roads. The suggestion Pressure of business prevented some fr most of these provided a man in their place, and one One man came.wi ought his truck. the boosters pre¢ site a suitable one _ tty is convenient is made that a trict. A ‘traffic cop’? i sto be appointed for temporary work at certain points of the municipality, acording to an ar- rangement made by the councillors and police commissioners. The council sanctioned the expend- Under above bylaw licenses for dogs are as follows: male $1.50, female $3.00 All dogs not licensed by July Ist will be impounded. P G. E. HAYES, Collector iture of $200. over the - tes sub- mitted by the commission to finance . the experiment. The timber companies’ hauling from Mission to Matsqui must put up the required bonds for road repairs, ac- cording to the reconsidered decision of the council. The cost of maintainence in the Poor Man’s Home has roused the municipal- ities of the Lower Fraser Valley to Road Bylaw Defeated The ballot on the Sumas Road By- law taken last Saturday resulted in 74 votes bejng cast against the bylaw and More than one half electorate registererd 46 votes in favor. the municipal their ballot. PNG D. Curtis of Chicago, Ill. and Geoffrey H. Bushby of London, D ngland, whom he rescued from death after the latter had fallen p exhausted following his flight from within 80 feet of Kileaua volcano during A Its recent eruption. Es. The ‘Big show’ happened while the S.S. Empress of Canada lay at Hilo H.I. and many of the round-the-world pesaenners were ashore viewin} \ the picturesque sight of the Hawaiin volcanic region. Mr. Bushby had left Be the party to ob up of the House of Everlasting Fire when the a eruption of May 17 occurred, ‘ ; a: 2 . the site nearest! to town be fenced off from the camp g 4 exclusively for children. A convenient and safe road f in to the back end of the site across the McKay prope: that the children could use this and be safe from cars, of a few swings, tables, see-saws and similar simple an a Kiddies would be nothing, and it is likely a committee this matter. take action in forming a farm of their own, Chilliwack municipality is asking the other bodies for an expression of opinion and suggestions in the matter. It is costing that district about $2500 per annum and a local home, they think would be less expensive. The court of revision for the Mats- qui drainage and dyking area assess- ment is fixed for Wednesday, June 18, at the Public hall, Matsqui. i The next matter to engage the grounds committee i ; ; =| well. Some steps should also be taken to advertise alon fact that Abbotsford can now proyide tourist! camp acco The Arbor —~ + Phone Sey. 846 Thos. H. Ingram OHARTERED ACCOUNTANT AUDITOR Phone 36 = Always a Good®’” Show — en 5G Saturday Next Show at 7.30 & 9 POLA NEGRI in ——<— =1501 Crown Bldg. P.O. Box 85 66 . f neouyer, B.O, otsford, B.0. 9 $ 1 Ice Cream P. arlor Bye EE ee N. OLUND stassenres Gib I WH E CH E AT? ; ; & Soda Fountain ORANGE HALL, ABBOTSFORD GENERAL CONTRACTOR Accounting Wedusadaey nt = ; a i DEM \Second-and Fourth | 2% 266 4 2 50>." pe mut Van KIRK |" OONO=ASY, aNEE Show at 7.30 & 9 Ice Cream all year ’round, Cig- @rettes, Cigars, Tobacco, Candies Chocolates, Soft Drinks. J. K FRASER, Prop. Special Practice Limited to EYE, BAR, NOSE, THROAT Thursdays All native born Canadians wishing to become members are invited to attend JW. D. FRASER, fecretary Agnes Ayres in ‘BLU Admission 3 Estimates Furnished MT, LEHMAN, - ® Bellingham National Bonk Bldg. a WASH,